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patparasa87 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:00 pm

Hi Friends,

First I been given permission to stay in UK on 24 Jan 2008 as Tier 1 (student VISA) but because of some personal issue I didn't came to UK until 30th June 2008.

Do I qualified for 10 year long residence on 24 Jan 2018 or 30 June 2018?

Bec HO website says

Your 10-year qualifying period starts from either:

1. when you arrived in the UK with a visa
2.when you were given permission to stay in the UK


All your feedback are respected.

Thanks in advance...

Patparasa

Rxlcrab wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:13 pm

Read the 2nd page of the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _11-16.pdf

It basically states that the qualifying period starts from either when you enter the country with a valid visa, or from when you obtained a valid visa AFTER you've entered the country. So I'd imagine June 2018 will be when you can apply for 10-year ILR. Below is the excerpt relevant to your question.

You should apply before the end of your permitted stay in the UK.

There is a qualifying period to complete for a Long Residence application It runs either from
 the date on which you entered the UK with a visa;

or, if you did not enter the UK with such a visa, from

 the date on which you were first granted permission to remain in the UK.

If you entered the UK with a visa several weeks or more after the date from which it was valid for
use, you may need to apply for an extension of stay to complete the relevant qualifying period.

patparasa87 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:17 pm

Hi,

Thanks for reply.

But it also says that my 10 years period start from date of which I been given permission to stay in UK.
So in theory I believe am qualify from 24 Jan 2008. If not why HO website say person also qualified in this way as well?.

patparasa

when you arrived in the UK with a visa

when you were given permission to stay in the UK